After reviewing the footage a few times at .25x speed, I have deduced the following: When Kramer takes the backwards cigarette out of his mouth, he grabs with index on top and THUMB on bottom. (An abnormal way to smoke, hardly noticable due to the added comedic effect.) He then starts rotating his wrist and obscuring with the left hand. Then he positions his middle finger on the bottom, removes his thumb, lowers his index, raises his middle, flipping the cigarette to the correct smoking position. Now if you're following, his middle finger is on top and index on bottom, an awkward way to hold a cigarette. So he quickly puts it into his mouth and removes his hand, all the while obscuring with the left. Brilliant. Edit: I also noticed before he start the gag he moistened his lips to reduce burn risk. Edit edit: After another view he doesnt use his thumb, he grabs normally, but subtly twists right wrist, grabs butt with left untwists wrist grabs with right now in proper position.
@Daniel Treadwell no, just not very good at managing my time. No sane person would spend a half hour repeatedly analyzing a few seconds of a Seinfeld episode.
LOL, the way he smokes and drinks at the same time - it's like something an old cartoon character would do. And I wonder where they got that sweater from. It looks like the padding that goes under wall to wall carpeting.
That bit when Kramer guzzles the beer while keeping the cigaret in his mouth, then places the lit end of the cigaret into his mouth by mistake, is pure comic genius. One of the funniest scenes ever on Seinfeld, and so much funnier than any other TV sitcom.The Kramer character ranks among the most hilarious comedy acts or personalities in history, for that matter.
This is one of the funniest moments in comedy. The banality of “feels like Tuesday” gets me everytime since I experience so many conversations like this where I feel like my head is going to explode.
+SpeedOfThought1111 Nah.. The characters are too mean spirited. In Seinfeld the characters are flawed and oblivious but not mean spirited which makes them relatable and keeps the show balanced. Sunny is funny but the characters make me angry.
One of the unused tapings of Michael drinking that beer and smoking that cigarette ended with him burping this cloud of smoke. It was so visually stunning. Pissed it didn't make the final cut.
Should have included the scene later where they realize that he was allergic to Kramer's sweater and Kramer sheepishly admits to taking a picture of him on the toilet, haha.
I'm hip to the scene man😂😂😂Nothing beats Kramer posing as a cop to get a ceramic statue back for Jerry...."Are you a cop??"....Yeah i'm a cop,I'M A DAMN GOOD COP"😂😂
Yeah, the combination of great writing and Richards' inspired performance make it such a classic. There's nothing like that in any lame sitcom that I can think of as even close to rivaling the best scenes in the Seinfeld series. Think of Kramer parading before Calvin Klein in his briefs, falling over as he tries to lean casually against the wall, and so many other classic Kramer performances.
empire That would be great. Kramer was on the Kirstie Alley show on TV Land but it only lasted one season. I thought it was OK, as funny as anything else at that time
"I'm hip." "Hip to what?" "To the whole scene." "What scene?" "The Bathroom scene." "Listen, don't take this personally, but when I come back I'm sitting over there." "Whatever turns you on."
I'm hip. Hip to what? To the whole scene. What scene? The scene with the power. The power of what? The power of voodoo. Who do? You do. Do what? Remind me of the babe. Wait...
I love it when Jerry, newman and Kramer team up with their silly schemes.
Yeah, classic trio
Usually just Kramer and Newman. Jerry usually and sensibly keeps well clear LOL
surely if we put our heads together we can come up with something....
@@HeckTo Although Jerry would probably prefer it if George or Elaine were in place of Newman.
“Looks like you got yourself a cold there fellow”
“I don’t think so”
“Me either”
lmfao
That thing he did with the cigarette is a pure art.
The much funnier take of the same scene is an extra on the Seinfeld DVD
...having the cigarette in his mouth and drinking the beer is One thing, but he's taking a drag of it also as he drinks !!...only Kramer.
Got him an emmy
I wonder how many takes that took.
That thing he did in his stand up act was pure art.
Here's to feeling good all the time!
Amen!
Thats what i say everytime I make a toast.
Damnnnnnnn to funny
Drink up
Used to say that to strippers and having a good time drink it up
Michael Richards is the master of physical comedy.
Not exactly, Peter Sellers was better. But he's still funny as hell. Shame how he got burned.
Jim Carrey says 🙋
@@Moneyg73 hell no
@@orionasagou5806 I bet you really think you're right. Lol.
david schwimmer is pretty damn good too
2:30 how he flipped that cigarette into his mouth like that is way beyond my level of comprehension
After reviewing the footage a few times at .25x speed, I have deduced the following:
When Kramer takes the backwards cigarette out of his mouth, he grabs with index on top and THUMB on bottom. (An abnormal way to smoke, hardly noticable due to the added comedic effect.)
He then starts rotating his wrist and obscuring with the left hand.
Then he positions his middle finger on the bottom, removes his thumb, lowers his index, raises his middle, flipping the cigarette to the correct smoking position.
Now if you're following, his middle finger is on top and index on bottom, an awkward way to hold a cigarette. So he quickly puts it into his mouth and removes his hand, all the while obscuring with the left.
Brilliant.
Edit:
I also noticed before he start the gag he moistened his lips to reduce burn risk.
Edit edit:
After another view he doesnt use his thumb, he grabs normally, but subtly twists right wrist, grabs butt with left untwists wrist grabs with right now in proper position.
Lol Kramer burned himself
Laughed my ass off
@@shadowcat314 i think it was an lucky accident
@Daniel Treadwell no, just not very good at managing my time. No sane person would spend a half hour repeatedly analyzing a few seconds of a Seinfeld episode.
Interestingly, Wayne Knight, the actor who played Newman, actually worked as a private investigator for a brief period.
In real life
Like a pelican in basic instinct
“To the whole scene”
“What scene”
“The bathroom scene”
I lose it every time
"A brewski, Charlie" "my names Mitch" 😂😂
+TuPaCxxx1000 so underrated
TuPaCxxx1000 I lmao at that part every time, it's just so casual the way Kramer acts like he's been coming there for years, lol.
Hahahah any bartender would have the same reaction thinkin 'who the fuck are you?'
Didn't he call him johnny?
@@Beacon342 I thought the same thing. I went back and listened to it. He does actually say Charlie lol
LOL, the way he smokes and drinks at the same time - it's like something an old cartoon character would do. And I wonder where they got that sweater from. It looks like the padding that goes under wall to wall carpeting.
lololo
I actually like that sweater 🤗🙂
I have a sweater that's almost identical and didn't realize it until I read your comment
The sweater is part of the story , it’s why he’s sniffing
moemoney131 vee
Exactly -- mohair. The accountant is allergic to mohair.
There is no way we will see comedy at this level again.
Kramer and Newman have the best lines in the entire series. I love every moment they are in together.
That bit when Kramer guzzles the beer while keeping the cigaret in his mouth, then places the lit end of the cigaret into his mouth by mistake, is pure comic genius. One of the funniest scenes ever on Seinfeld, and so much funnier than any other TV sitcom.The Kramer character ranks among the most hilarious comedy acts or personalities in history, for that matter.
There’s an outtake where he burps loudly after the chug.
@@Kwak444 well of course I did this once with my family they laughed
@@Kwak444 So he had to chug multiple beers during the shooting?
I've been known to drink a beer or two...but then again I've been known to do a lot of things xD
*donk
@@simonetanzi5103 lol that was on purpose 😂
Used to say that at strip clubs
I’ll have ah brewski charley 😂 the names Mitch
“I suck em down like Coca Cola” lol 😂
"But then again,i've been known to do alllot of things.....KA-BANG"...Cracks me up every time😂😂😂
Kramer at the bar is probably my favorite segment ever, especially when he calls the bartender Charlie, name's Mitch, lmao every time
The way Kramer takes the cigarette and puts it back in his mouth the right way is craziness. Not even sure how he does it.
And his reaction after that XD
Looks like a goddamn magic trick
2:24
That cigarette is probably a prop.
We gotta play that back in .25 speed yall 😂😂
This is one of the funniest moments in comedy. The banality of “feels like Tuesday” gets me everytime since I experience so many conversations like this where I feel like my head is going to explode.
When he got hit in the head with the board I was crying 😂 I watched it 7 times and it was just as funny every time.
Whack
Michael Richards for True Detective Season 3
Fuck yeah!
He was originally meant to play Monk
Richards. Knight.
the only way i would start watching that show
Oh yea I can see it now. TRUE DETECTIVE SEASON 3 : Racial Profiling edition
There are no comedies today as good as Seinfeld
Well.. Hello Clariice..
Hello!
Clarice Williams Always Sunny In Philadelphia is on the same level I think
+SpeedOfThought1111 Nah.. The characters are too mean spirited. In Seinfeld the characters are flawed and oblivious but not mean spirited which makes them relatable and keeps the show balanced. Sunny is funny but the characters make me angry.
dam right!
One of the unused tapings of Michael drinking that beer and smoking that cigarette ended with him burping this cloud of smoke. It was so visually stunning. Pissed it didn't make the final cut.
I have the box set but have never seen this, I'm so disappointed in myself...
@@builttofuckborntokill9665 th-cam.com/video/iCiqR6grJzY/w-d-xo.html
I have to pull out my DVD of this and see it. Nice "easter egg."
I don’t get why they used this take instead of that one either
@@jetnut89 Too much beer. He lifts his hand up to catch shit at the bottom of he glass etc
I wish I had a friend like Kramer.
On the plus side you don't have someone who barges in and eats all your food.
We have a Kramer. He is a treasure. We feed him on purpose.
If you don’t know which one of your friends is Kramer... you’re Kramer!
the way Michael moves through the bathroom, checks for shoes then barges the door open 😂 with flash on aswell omllll, i just couldn't
I always loved those rare moments when Jerry and Newman team up for ridiculous stuff like this.
I fukkin love the clicking noise Kramer makes at the end of some comments
"Here's to feeling good all the time."
As far as im concerned, Kramer is the best character in TV History!
He s a genius
Hey what kind of nut are you cheers
He's good, not the best tho
As far as the State of New York is concerned, Kramer is the Assman
Should have included the scene later where they realize that he was allergic to Kramer's sweater and Kramer sheepishly admits to taking a picture of him on the toilet, haha.
Yellowblanka Lol 💕🤣🤣🤣❤️
"I'll have a brudski,.... Charlie" The name's Mitch"
That always cracked me up.
I'm hip to the scene man😂😂😂Nothing beats Kramer posing as a cop to get a ceramic statue back for Jerry...."Are you a cop??"....Yeah i'm a cop,I'M A DAMN GOOD COP"😂😂
undercover Kramer, Vice cop lol
"You stay here, I might need you"---"I may need you to get me a soda" may be some of Jerry's best ever line readings
castaway980 great line
One of my favorites
Theres not even a comparison between the two. Seinfeld blows friends out of the water immediately
Then why did you make the comparison
Some believe friends to be the funniest show of all time.
Friends is homosexual.
They are different types of shows.
@@04dram04 Exactly. Seinfeld is one of the greatest comedies of all time and Friends is just plain shit.
I am in awe of him puffing that cigarette while drinking the beer.
The cigarette wasn't inside the glass, was on his mouth's corner.
The entire bar scene is gold. There is not a line present that is not an instant classic. Kramer on point.
AMEN
Lol, a line. 😉
Yeah, the combination of great writing and Richards' inspired performance make it such a classic. There's nothing like that in any lame sitcom that I can think of as even close to rivaling the best scenes in the Seinfeld series. Think of Kramer parading before Calvin Klein in his briefs, falling over as he tries to lean casually against the wall, and so many other classic Kramer performances.
"He's going into that bar" - that doesn't sound very "classic" to me but okay
@@dustinwatkins7843 Uh, you have a complaint about this hilarious scene? You must be desperate to vent negativity.
I laughed so hard when Kramer flung the stall door I hit my head on the wall behind me. The first time this episode aired. My God. 😆
Lmaoooo that part gets me all the time😭😭🤣
Ouch
"I should've gone in with him"
"No you stay here in the car. I may need you"
"What do you need me for?"
"I may need you to get me a soda"
For me, the scenes with Kramer inside the bar are the funniest ever in all of the series.
3:55 - I love all the slick detective work just to do this.
The DVD has an outtake of the beer-drinking scene, where he drains the stein and then belches out the smoke. It's an awesome feat.
StanleyKewbeb1 wish they would have left that take in
Pity he put his hand under the glass because it was spilling
This show is pure comedy GOLD...after all these years it's still great😂 Genius characters and script
so true!
miss those years, too!
"I'm hip to the scene"
I'm hip with the women!
I throw this into conversations whenever I can.
😆
"I'm hip."
Literally one of the best scenes in all of Seinfeld, well this and anything with Mr. Kruger in it
OMG sculling the beer + smoking = EPIC Kramer moment
This could be the funniest acting iv ever seen (Kramer)
Emmy to the guy playing the sniffing accountant for being able to nog laugh his ass of during this scene.
Petter Danckwardt They always did dozens of takes because of the laughing.😂
I mean it's easy not to laugh..
Kramer as a detective should be it's own show.
It is own? What?
One of the best physical comedians of all time
Nothing like a good old-fashioned stakeout
cops do steakouts!
My family did a steak out once!
"I suck 'em down like Coca-Cola!" 😂
That’s wot ya mom says!
This is definitely one of my favorite episodes of Seinfeld 😂 Kramer was absolutely hilarious lol 😂
Man I wish I had a friend like Kramer I be dying laughing the whole time omg I can’t stop laughing at this!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
2:16
The actor playing the accountant almost lost it.
John Kapelos, played the janitor in the Breakfast Club
@@themisbabalis oh right I forgot thanks
WHAT KIND OF NUT ARE YOU!?
Drinking and smoking that cig at the same time was actually impressive
That pour from the bartender was not impressive. Too much foam.
"Here's to feeling good all the time"
"Hey. What kind of nut are you" LOL
18 people are not hip to the whole scene
One of the funniest scenes in the history of television!!
Here's to feeling good all the time. 🍺🚬
"You know, the bathroom scene"
* sniff sniff *
Monday has a feel, Sunday has a feel.
Friday has a feel
" Looks like you got yourself a little cold there ha fella "
" i don't think so"
" me neither "
😅😅😅
Michael Richards fantastic comedy actor. The scene at the bar is absolutely phenomenal.
"What kind of nut are you?" There are various kinds...
Here's to feeling good ALL the time.
Clear it all out and we'll get the show on the road.
“I feel Tuesday and Wednesday.”
My all-time favorite Seinfeld scene--HILARIOUS!!
Michael Richards is one of the greatest physical comedians of all time. It's him, the three stooges and Charlie Chaplin. No one else comes close.
Wrong... SBC, Jim Carrey & Chris Farley immediately come to mind. And many more, if I had to think about.
There’s also Rowan Atkinson
The way he chugged that mug and smoked at the same time always baffled me ......
The King of physical comedy.... distant second
Kramer feels Tuesdays and Wednesdays! LMAO!
friends is a chick-flick made into a sitcom with child humour and cheesey ass romance. seinfeld is just pure comedy.
Or you can enjoy both shows without being a, well, Dick
@@saimcheeda93 Ain't being a dick. Friends blows.
Friends is good, Seinfeld is pure gold
Friends sucks.
Big bang theory is good.
Seinfeld is great.
@@delfigalo10th big bang theory good? Lmao
I love how Kramer immediately put on that sweater Jerry let him have. No hesitation.
How does this not have AT LEAST a million views??
They should make a spin off with Kramer and Newman as private detectives.
empire That would be great. Kramer was on the Kirstie Alley show on TV Land but it only lasted one season. I thought it was OK, as funny as anything else at that time
Kramer had The Michael Richard's Show in which he played a Detective
I would watch
I still laugh my as off at this scene.
One of the funniest scenes of the whole show...or any show for that matter
"I shuck em down like coca cola" will never get old
3:36 Jerry probably bought a new car after this 🤣
Lol Kramer was acting like a Hipster Bebop head lmao
Just got that after watching this for years
Funny thing is Kramer’s actor did become a detective in a short lived spinoff series!
Without Jerry? I think Kramer,Newman, and George could have conquered the WORLD! 😆 🤣 😂
"I'm hip."
"Hip to what?"
"To the whole scene."
"What scene?"
"The Bathroom scene."
"Listen, don't take this personally, but when I come back I'm sitting over there."
"Whatever turns you on."
couldnt stop laughing at this
I'm hip.
Hip to what?
To the whole scene.
What scene?
The scene with the power.
The power of what?
The power of voodoo.
Who do?
You do.
Do what?
Remind me of the babe.
Wait...
@@moursundjames Dude how does this have no likes until mine? As a Labyrinth fan that was brilliant lol 😂
“I’ve been known to have a drink or two. Then again I’m known to do a lot of things.” (Bonk)
One of my all-time favorite Seinfeld scenes.
"Don't take this personally but I'm not sitting by you when I come back" Lol
"Here's to Feeling Good All The Time."
🍺😎🚬
I like the blooper better where after Kramer drinks the whole beer he burps out a big puff of smoke. The audience completely lost it lmao
I'll have another Brewski there, Charlie...LMFAO!!!!
I Love how back in the day they called everybody Charlie
This is easily one of my favourite scenes from seinfeld. When Kramer started drinking the beer with a cigarette still in his mouth I lost it XD
"I suck them down like Coca-Cola"
😂😂😂😂
I'm hip.
I wonder how many takes of the cigarette trick they did? - It has the magic of a first take...
What a actor. That all scene was done flawless. Give that man a Grammy
"I feel Tuesdays and Wednesdays too."
Tuesday has no feel
Alright, shut up the both of you!
absolutely nonsensical 😆
I feel friday and Sunday most
One of the funniest scenes ever put on tv lol
3:55 I love how Kramer just stands over him in the stall there after taking the picture
The most casual way to say "im hip" 😄😄
Seinfeld > Friends
That's Carl the Janitor from The Breakfast club